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Zvi Shimoni¹, Joseph Rodrig, Nama Kamma

¹Infectious Disease Unit and Internal Medicine B, Laniado Hospital, Netanya, Israel.

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Implementing stricter urinary catheterisation guidelines and daily reviews significantly reduced catheterisation rates in internal medicine. This policy change lowered overall catheter use without adverse effects.

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Urology
Internal Medicine
Healthcare Policy

Background:

Urinary catheterisation is common in hospitals but associated with risks like infection.
Previous policies may have led to overuse of urinary catheters.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the impact of more restrictive urinary catheterisation indications and daily chart reviews on catheterisation rates.

Main Methods:

An observational study compared 882 patients under new policy with 690 historical controls.
Physicians received training on restricted catheterisation policy, with daily chart rounds emphasizing appropriateness.
Primary outcome was catheterisation rate by admission diagnosis; secondary outcomes included post-admission and discharge catheter use.

Main Results:

Overall catheterisation rate decreased from 17.5% to 6.6% (p<0.001).
Significant reductions were observed in specific patient groups: congestive heart failure (29.3% to 2.8%), fever (26.5% to 7.8%), and palliative care (51.7% to 12.0%).
Indicated catheterisations post-admission and discharge catheter use also decreased.

Conclusions:

More restrictive urinary catheterisation indications combined with daily chart reviews effectively reduce catheterisation rates.
This approach can be implemented in internal medicine departments without apparent adverse consequences.